Ray: Is LeBron James the one who needs to “get over himself”? Or is it Michael Arace?

“Atone for his sins” is how Arace described a possible return by James in his column (Friday). The sin of having a misguided, clumsy, cotton-mouthed, nervous, awkward press conference was rubbing the Cavs fans’ noses in it? Was his sin simply taking advantage of his earned free-agent status and moving away after seven years, like hundreds have before him?

And James is “taking the fans for a ride” because he is taking his time to decide to make a life decision? Would Arace not take his good time deciding on where to move his family for a new job?

— Michael Devine, Dublin

Michael: The issue wasn’t what James decided four years ago but how he delivered the message. I’m sorry, but I’m not sure how anyone could see The Decision exit from Cleveland as anything but a kick in the teeth, followed by a punch to the gut, followed by, what the heck, a boot to the groin. I’ll say this, though: His exit from Miami was a far classier act.

Editor: I was pleased to see an article on David Miller’s induction into the Harness Racing Hall of Fame in the July 5 edition. The award is well-deserved, as he is one of the all-time best drivers and he is from central Ohio.

After reading the article, I checked for the Scioto Downs racing results, and they were nowhere to be found. This is the track that got him started, and The Dispatch decided not to print results on the same day they run a front-page article on one the most successful drivers to hail from Scioto Downs. This makes me wonder if anyone is watching the ship.

Scioto Downs is still the home of outstanding drivers. It’s good stuff, just 15 minutes from Downtown. Any chance The Dispatch will send a reporter to the Downs?

— Rick Germann, Columbus

Rick: As a matter of fact, we have a story in the works about the track, where purses are way up and the racing is strong again. As for the results, we publish what is provided to us by press time. If we don’t get them, we can’t print them.

Editor: At the start of the baseball season, my sister and I passed out fliers across the country, mainly in Cincinnati, Philadelphia and Las Vegas, asking Bud Selig to pardon Pete Rose.

This started a write-in campaign for Rose to be written in on the online All-Star Game ballots. We knew we were doing well and recently found out we must have done better than expected. Why?

Well, the commissioner changed the online write-in ballots to his own selections and made it impossible to write in Rose at third base for the National League, as we were doing.

Please help us. Ask Bud what he’s scared of.

— James F. Rosser, Henderson, Nev.

James: It could be that the commissioner is a compassionate human being and therefore against the practice of beating a dead horse. Pete Rose has no chance of being pardoned while Selig is still in the job, and I’m not sure I would bet that Bud’s successor will take a less-firm stance.